A blog reader of mine e-mailed me to ask: "I would like to ask your assistance in locating scholarship regarding employer policies on CCW. I am looking for guidance for employers who are considering whether to prohibit carry by employees as a matter of company policy, whether to post their premises as 'no guns allowed' consistent with state law in the jurisdictions that require/permit such posting, whether to prohibit firearms only in portions of company property (such as offices, but not parking lots), whether to implement enforcement mechanisms such as metal detectors or searches, etc. As I'm sure you're aware, the knee-jerk reaction to such questions is typically for employers (and perhaps the lawyers advising them) to assume that liability is more likely to result from not prohibiting firearms than it is from a decision to prohibit firearms. I am not so sure that is the case, and would like to look into the matter further."
If anyone has any tips for him, please e-mail them to me. I know that beggars can't be choosers, but pointers to articles written by lawyers (or by others who are knowledgeable in the law) or to relevant authorities would be especially valuable; I think my reader is aware that there might be liability if the company gets it wrong in either direction, but wanted more guidance on the likelihood of such liability and on how to avoid this risk. Many thanks, Eugene _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
